SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's tennis team split a doubleheader on Saturday. The Sea Gulls dropped a close 5-4 decision to the Gettysburg Bullets to start the day before the squad cruised to a 9-0 sweep of the Hood Blazers.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GETTYSBURG

• Salisbury got off to a strong start with a win in two of the three doubles matches.
• Sarah Cooper and Elizabeth Christine picked up an 8-3 win in second doubles over Avery Palandjian and Sarah Guistwite.
• Hannah Carter and Evelyn Whiteside notched an 8-5 win in third doubles over Catherine Haley and Shoshi Dondes.
• Carter toughed out a 7-6(4) win in the first set over Alex Rieg before rolling in the second set, 6-1, to take the match.
• Leah Osmon sailed past Emma Ward in sixth singles, 6-2, 6-1.
• Gettysburg rallied in the first four singles matches to take the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED – HOOD

• The doubles matches were highlighted by a pair of 8-0 sweeps in second and third doubles by Sarah Cooper and Elizabeth Christine and Elizabeth Coligan and Leah Osmon respectively.
• Katherine Tamesis and Olivia Hall also picked up a dominating win in first doubles over Katie Cautero and Kate Haufe.
• Three of the six singles matches were clean sweeps for Salisbury.
• The singles matches were highlighted by the first SU singles wins by Evelyn Whiteside and Coligan in fifth and sixth singles respectively.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will be back in action on Friday, March 10 against its Eastern Shore rival, Washington College.
• The match is set to begin at 3 p.m. at the SU Tennis Center.

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